16 INTRODUCTION. 



which God has bestowed on man. Especially is this true 

 of his treatment when in the stable, where the groom 

 is allowed to mismanage the poor brutes committed to his 

 tender care, as his whim or ignorance may dictate. To 

 show how a stable ought to be constructed and managed, 

 is the object of this little work ; whether it has been suc- 

 cessful or not it is for the reader to judge. 



